madmonk Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) What am I doing wrong on my carrier takeoffs. I start engine, throttle to 70%, release chock, but I nose over every time. I thought maybe the wheel brake was still engaged but releasing it makes no difference. I thought landing was hard but I cannot even take off! help someone please!!!! Edited March 13, 2008 by madmonk Quote
JediMaster Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 You're throttling up too much too fast. Think of it like driving a car...you don't want to smoke the tires! Instead power up to around 40%, then smoothly increase no faster than 10% every couple of seconds. You should already be rolling well before you hit 100%. Quote
madmonk Posted March 17, 2008 Author Posted March 17, 2008 You're throttling up too much too fast. Think of it like driving a car...you don't want to smoke the tires! Instead power up to around 40%, then smoothly increase no faster than 10% every couple of seconds. You should already be rolling well before you hit 100%. Jeez, thanks Jedi, now I can take off withought the autopilot. Mike Quote
JediMaster Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 I have a whole hangar full of bent props from before I got a handle on it. Quote
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